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GUN PLAY THAT FAILED.
WMrOCWiFI L I t KOIIT TO STOP A
iMMm i >io\.
U|| Mrlr Tim* All nu*4l—Tease
ettr Averted br Ih* (falrkneaa r
'*' of 4be Parle In Preventing the
Gambler I'rnm Pinning Ihe ( neb.
lee 4 * Itnml In Ihe Inl.li- Willi n
Knl In— Pnrttelpnnt Convinced lie
Mn*l Ilia Mnaei‘l llnrih, Although
Hr Una !,<■> Rebind,
From the Oil ago Inlcr-OrcMt
"MO't of Ihn sumles lhi nr* told of
•rotational *.inc of pA'-r,” said A cotn
(nor-tal traveler who recent-v returned
from tour of tba Western stale*, "ar*
urua a Mill* out aide tha densely
pop and* 4 e<: tan of tha country, and are
fold of eccurrebce* of twenty’ yeara or
trrtr i-eo. Noa It tuny ha trua that
Saroer poker naa play ed by tha laat gen
oiaUor. than la uaual nowadays. though
2 douhf lu Certainly there Is more poker
fla/ed today than ever before, and
though much of It it. small playing, and
• •■a* on with eurr.winding* thai are likely
to prevent any gradt dl.-ptav of ferocity,
there ta aUU a vast deal of It that is
p’nved 'for blood.' aa the gamblers say 4 ,
and by men who are ready and willing ta
taka long chance* to win. honestly if they
can but to aio anyhow.
"And even to-day It I* possible for a
man who la known am-rg the gambler*
•* • •tft* •Port to get Into a game In
whldh ha will he accommodated with any
atakea he n.ay prefer And he may be
grertsdUy certain when he alts down to
p4ay tba 4 . he U up ugalna: the hardest
propoaiuon in poker that can be found If
ha dries not underwtar.d the game a 1
enough to see any .r- kd play that may
t*e attempted, he might bettor pas* over
hi* money without playing, at.o *ave the
tlm< . but If he has ail the requisite con
fidence In bis oan ability, and a sufficient
amount of cash to make It worth while
for the other fellows, la- ar. get *ll the
eaclienient he la looking for
“I had an exparlence myself only a few
tnoniha ago that 1 muM wry seem* to me
to lie worth all the money It cost me, an 1
1 dropped nearly ll.ftp in the game before
It broke up suddenly. I don't alien play
a* heavily us that, but I roust confess a
strong liking for the itamo and a prefer
ence for Urge stakes It happened that
2 had put up a couple of hundred on a
flyer with Chicago broker, a friend of
mine, acme three weeks la-fore, and bud
cleared 81.0 TO, It occurred to roe. after
some study, that 1 was never likely to
wave a similar stake that I could so well
I'ffori to put Inton poker game, and that
then. If ever, was the opportunity for the
gsme of my life.
A'rord'ngly, i looked up a friend whs.
while he was the chief of police, •till lik
ed a good game, and fold him I was
yearning for excitement to the tune of a
thousand and I didn't c.ire how harl a
gsme I went against, so long us It should
be played on the square. He knew me
Well enough not to waste lime In talking
aerse. so he eald: "Very well, sonny. If
you rs hell-bent on being naughty, IMI let
you In on the game I play In It's square
enough. I'll guarantee that, for the men
that I plev with know that I could run
'em out of town In a day If [hey tried any
phony work with me. And they know
that I know Ihelr game a swell as they
do.'
In a "Hard 44 liams.
"I told him that waa about what I wi
looking Tor. and accordingly 1 went with
him about It o’clock that night to the side
entrar.es of an office building on the main
afreet of the town, lie opened the street
door with his own key. and we climbed
two flight* of ttoirs. Then he produced
another key and we entered a room
where four men sat playing raalno.
■“They were evidently walling for the
ehlef, for at the mnirlusion of the game
they moved to make room for ua at tha
pound table, and one of the number pro
duced fresh cards and a bog of chips.
There was hardly a word spoken by any
one excepting that the chief said. 'This
gentleman Is a friend of mine.' and each
of the four bowed, and said: 'flood-even
ing. sir.'
"It wwsn't necessary for me to be In
otru-'led In the etiquette of the game So
2 simply eald: 'Clood evening, gentle
men.' and took my teat. 1 naiwwrf say that
2 felt tto surprise at recognising one of
Ale- player* a* the cashier of the bank
where 1 had negotiated my certified
check that afternoon, but I wasn't quite
fbot enough to say anything or to show
the turprie l felt The other three. I f< Vt
sure. were.professional gntnhlar*. and I
afterward learned that oita of them own
•<! • faro teiik in ifcs ~w>f
that he played In this game habitually
for his personal amusement. No one ww*
Introduced by name, hoMVtr, nor did 1
hear any one's name mentioned.
"The gw me was for table stakes, in ‘he
chief had told nie. and- icn man took 1100
worth of chip*', ones. live*, and twenty
live-. Then each put 3**o In bills In front
of him. and of course I followed suit. It
ww* likely to be interesting enough, and
at the same time It gave n the ihance
to stt tn again In case I should lose tr.e
Itra; stack.
'The game began rather slowly, aa pok
ar so often begins, no two notable hands
bring out against each other for per
haps twenty minuter or. maybe, inor.
It went as the table stakes game Is like
ly to go. all In favor of the first lust tor.
with a good nitnv Jackpots all, falling to
the opcncT. until them came one lot
that had been sweetened up to 875 before
It was opened. The cashier opened It lot
875 and I came next hooking at my
cards. 1 saw a pair of kings, and natur
ally cams In. The next two men passed,
one of the gatnbleta came tn, and the
chief passed.
ttun on a Hank lllufl.
"In the draw l took three cards, and
each of the other men took one. I let my
three lie face down tIU the cashier had
list 3200 Then 1 picked mine ii|> one at a
time. When 1 saw my fourth card I rais
ed tt IAU I didn't cat. h my third one.
but wu playing the bluff The gambler
threw down promptly, and tic .-ashler,
nfttr a brief study, showed hit openers,
area up. I scooped the pot. of course, and
began to feel my oats. It was the first
large pJay anil I had worked the bluff ah
right.
"Then came another lull In the play,
and for fully an hour there was no ex
citement. No bet was made of more than
a hundred, and not one of that site was
even called. The luck waa fairly even,
too and I was the only man who had
coughed up a second stake. The others
had got on their Ice once or twice, but
bad pulled through without breaking. All
of a sudden something happens*!.
•'ll all came of splitting opener* f*o far
as my observation goes moat of the trou
ble that happens tn poker .ounce from
that. At least It la more fruitful of dis
putes than any other one thing In Ihe
game, which Is the reason I am heartily
In favor of a rule again*: It. In this . vse
there ought led to have been any dis
pute. lor wo were playing as strictly as
such a party might be expected to play,
and the discard pile was properly kept.
At least, we thought tt was. and If it had
not been for what I honestly think was a
mistake In the first place there would not
have been any dteturbepc*.
"The cashier had opened a Jackpot and
bad drawn one card. 1 had passed out
and so had the chief, but the three gam
blers l ad all come In. the faro hank man
happening to have the next play after
the cashier. The chief was dealing. Ba h
of the three drew three cards. When the
batting began the rashler put up a hun
dred 'be next mm talked, and the other
two threw down thei# hind*. The cashier
taler.i back and Ibe gambler shoved III*
pile up In the middle of the table. Of
ooursi-, that made It a caa* of tall or lay
down wttn ihe cashier, and he called
. r*o Uce skew down U appeared that tits
"7 X T” '
Influence —Cold in the Head,
an Inflammation of tha lining mem
brane of ho nof Commit*’** with llnu
lin#. it-’hln* and dryn**® of Ihe no®*
j -nU, followed by witery or mucus dta
*harjrr; fTNjusnt pn#rtinjr; dull pain and
sens#* of wrlfrht In th* fohotoad; lm*r#*m
••d sacrotlon of occaMonal chUllnoas,
and f*v*r.
If not arrest#*!, the <'*#arrh to
tho thivat ami respiratory orrsri, at
tended with )(oir-*t*n#-*'*, H<*ro Throat.
Tickling Cough and Opfr***cNl Mrrath
ing.
CHKCKKD CIRCTLATION. the causa
of nearly all Colds, produr**# tho#* svmp
-1 torn*. the its# of TT* start * the blood
Ongling through Ih* veins until It rischfs
ho #*xtomltl*® when the fret warm up
ami Coid Is broken. At a'.) dr tgglsts, 2m .
or hy mall.
Nsw pn kr edition of Dr. Ifiimj>hr*yt'
Manual of ®j| dl#ft*n. mailed fro#.
Humphry vs’ Hont<>p®thk; Modlcin# Cos.,
comer Wi llsm and John st , New York.
COLDS
J * I #: * k.I.K find
. * it ' split kins#
to druw to a iliiH.%* said tho cashlar a
h# r#ii* h-il for the pot
" *WiU a minute.' *td th# cimVor,
r*a> tut ► for the discard idle. ‘lsCt’s a#*#
If you did.*
**Hc luinM over th# dlis'ar<l. and fh*r#
wu tli* king of ciut lying i.xt to th#
Jack of club#. Again th# *-ashi* is rusr.hrd
for the pot aitd agatri th# gambler said,
•Hold on *
“\V# nil look#<l in aovn# purprls# but ho
#fr.rmu#sJ. sp#wkiiig Siomly and icoktv.g a*
tho cashier very k##nly as h# talked. *1
! dl<ardo>| a king myself,' h# raid. tnd if
j you wIU count up you will find tn.it that
king of clubs ws* min#. and that your
<ls art! was th# Js< k of lua* '
**A th# card> lay h# certainly soovno*!
to b# right, aid pro\ldtig there was no
I trickery anvwhcr*. th# tshi#r had r#r
tainly lost the i*ot. but whatever the
miptak* was, nl whoever had ms-l# It.
f th# <whler seemed honest eii*ugh jn think
j ing that h# was right. 1 thought ho was
| honest, anyhow, sod h# hu l rriy sympa
thy wheii he Mtkl ‘1 die* ardel that king,
and this pot is min# What are you go
! lug to V> about It?' And with that h#
stretched out his hand for th# third lime
j to rake In the money.
•*Th#y don't use kntv# a* much as they
1 used to, oven in tho for Wat, nisi Chat
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Th® Ctztrlna Muff
was 4he first time I had seen one drawn
tn anger lor more then fifteen years, but
before the cosshler's hand touched the
chips, Ihe gambler made a lunge at tt
with a wlckeddooklng bowl*. It 1* n
fact that he drew It ao quickly that I
could not tall where he had been carry
ing It. though I wu looktug straight at
him ail the time.
"The Intent lon. plainly enough, waa to
pin the cashier's hand to th table, and
14 It had not been for the clerk's mar -
veloua quickness th# effort would have
been successful. It wee like dodging ■*
stroke of lightning, and 1 don't even yet,
understand how he could have acted te)
promptly, but his hand shot out at the
same instant that the knife appeared,
and the point of the blade, Instead of
striking through the flesh, c.wiq down a
hair's breadth to one eide. The chief
had caught the gambler'a hand as tt cam;
down, and hod swerved It only a llttl#
bit, but Just enough, as It happened It
was an oak table that we were playing
on, but Ihe force of the blow was **o
great that the knife, passing through the
hats* covering, spilt the solid limber from
side to side.
"I drew lack Involuntarily. I had no
Inclination to be mixed up In the fight,
end the two gamblers who had thrown
•town the'r cards apix-ared to be of the
same mind that I was, for they, too. puxh
e*t back fr..m the table and started to
tlso. Hef'rfe wc were fairly on our feet,
however, the whole difficulty was over. It
wu* the most rapid action l ever saw. and
nil uni 1 after 1 had had time io think It
over for a moment did 1 real's* what had
happened.
!)l|iln(tf*y of the "Flilef."
"Thin 1 m Ihe cashier' as white as a
ghot. bn* with his eyes biasing, and bis
features set. bolding smoking revolver
In bis hnnd while the chief held tils
wrist In n*i Iron grasp. lie had iw .s*ed
the revolver upward at the Instant It w:,a
fired, so that the bullet went through th#
'•iling. He had done this, too, wtth
his left hand, for with hi* right hand he
had lorn the gambler'a hand loos* from
the knife, whteh remained quivering In the
spill wood.
"The gambler, however, was at fully
aroused as the cashier. He wasted no
lme In trying to free hi* right hand,
probably realising that that would be Im
possible. hut he was reaching around with
bl* left after h!z pistol pocket, with the
evldenx Intention of drawing hi* own re
volver. Before he succeeded In doing Ihle.
however he chief gave hl right arm a
sudden twist that sent him headlong out
of hi* chair. Then he spok* :
" 'This thing stops right here,' he said.
'You may settle your dispute over the
money to suit yourselvce, but there will
be no morn flghttng antic I am here unites
you lick me flrsl. Rut up your wcaponr
now and be good,*
"It wasn’t ssld angrily, nor did he even
raise bis voice as If he were In the least
degtes tail lid a m> Uia contrary, be gpoka
-THE MORNING NEWS: NI'N'DAV. DECEMBER3O.IiKW.
•e f* M were chiding two mUchievouo
school boys, and ihe efface of hts words
wms simply nuflrvtious. The two n.fi
glared at each other for rn#n‘ or
two. and then, seeing that the chief *•'
in orm*t. sullenly put sway their weap
ons h* had commanded and rewurne 1
their *iits The money still lay In # h#
middl# of the table.
"Neither of lh#m spoke mf flr#t for boil
wer* t*iiimg with excitement, nnd it
■#ttn*d a* If neither could command his
von#, s o the chief spoke again, still In
th# same fatherly way. It would lie'#
been amusing iai tn# oc'’asl#n been !•*
■M*rioua. for Im* was otolldanbly younger
t an #Kl.#r of th<n
" ’lt’s ir*!ty dear,* he said, ‘thai '■•no
lof you has made serious rnitsk# I
don't jxr#tiMl io say which one K i*. uni
l’in (io; g- lriK to have a r.y fighting over
It. as I said Now, It strikes in# thn* th#
! trilfg o do is for #s#h man to draw out
what h# put Into <lm pot *
"ll wms p ain -r*ough t<* m# Ihst n#l'h
#r man w s pUas#i with th# suggestion,
hut they look'd at ea* It oti#r f-*r m#
m#hi longer, and then both nodded Th#
• hl#f th#Mi divided rhe mc*i#y. going *°
tor as to return a< h man at the fsble
th# stake he <rigiiall> had In th# Jsok
I (f course, that was rx#t poksr hsit Just
at t)# moment nobody ##tn#l irh'lln**d
;o stand on #!•# t#'hiiicdJltki of th# gam#
"Then (ante w (wat w# to um* the im#at
! surprising occurrence of th# evening I
vai ooimting up the few chip# I had left.
I>rr(Mirotory to casitiiuc In, when, t. my
.tniaismwx, u bow deck *" produ al
nd tno other five men rasiivned tie* gam#
* If nothing whatever had happon#d I
had a notloQ, Just for an Ingcsuit. of play*
l*g right aiong with th#tn. but it
a wav as qMly *s it < ame J saw- then,
ns i hud not lofor#, that 1 was not in
toe same class with thsm. I frit that 1
laid had my money’s worth, • > I simp '
swid. *l,#av# mo out,' and shoved my
chips over io tho hanker H# a**'# rn# th#
money. eid I said ‘flood grentle
vn#ti,‘ and left the room
"They all sal 1 'Good night.* btrt they
didn't stop the deal to say it
A! KAITsN I ON |;IPM)9IVGI.
Dynamite All lllahl If Nol Careless
ly Handled.
From the N#w York Times.
"Ppeaklng of dynamite and other ripkv
slves," said an expert blaster. "H Is <loubt
ful If ther# is another subject on which
the average lay mind Is more misinform
ed. Taking the Turrant explosion, for ex
ample, more ridiculous theories have been
aired by ettisene in letters to newspapers
giving the possible causes of the explo
sion than would till a gond-tdzed Joke
book. And as If to make sure that the
opinions expressed should receive tha
lrof*er attention, many of ih# writers felt
so cook-suroof their own com lurlona that
th®y have not to mention Jn Ihoir
cotnmuni< xtioii.H that they wtro experts
oti th® iubJ*H*t.
"A* will b* four ®o-cAile!
•u®pit l<>UM Iron drum® tn
th® rulnn shortly wfior th* flro Th*
drum® wor® of ®h*®t Iron,
w*r® 3 fret In •Hamoter. vtrf f’*t
long, wiiß provided with stout Iron
ujwn which they wer® to br rolled,
®nd w* r* about lft inllon* capacity. Wh*fi
found two of th* drum® showed that tiipii
heail* had been blown out, leaving a rag
ged hole about 1 foot In diameter.
"Now. there Is probably not an expert
In existence who would be willing to tes
tify as to what those druma contained un
lea# he made a thorough examination. Y'et
the rtdtcul.ms acatement has been mad*
that tha drum* contained nilro-glycsrtne—
-1 in other words, liquid dynamite. I am no
'more prepared that any other man aho
l aind lee explosives to say what ready waa
|ln the drums. But for sever*' good reoa-
I on* 1 am willing to swear that iiltro-glyc
crlne was not the ibntents.
"To begin with, nltro-glyeerlne Is never
packed In drums—the manufacturers have
too much respect ror th* compound Five
kallou can* is about the extreme quan
tity tn which this exploslva Is shipped,
nnd then there are no chines or <vb,-r
rolling arrangements about the cans.
Thera is not a place In this land where
nltro-glyeerlne |* drawn off from tanks
through s spigot amt sold like beer. More
over, In the heart of New Y'ork there Is
no more sale for nltro-glvcertne than
• here Is for life rafts on Broadway. Again,
no matter how used a man has become to
bundling explosives, he retain* hl< esteem
for nliro-alycerlne. Finally, bad nltr)-
<tliferine been In those drums, and h*l
that quantity of that explosive gone off,
not a sky-serat>er within four block* of
i tie s. . tic would have remained standing
The Island would have ro ked Not a
house In the lower part of the Hty would
have escapnl undamaged. The shock
would have been felt down on Ftre Isl
and. and Instead of a heap of wreckage
where the building collapsed, ihero would
■a 4 a hole, blown from twenty to thirty
feet to rock, and the rock would be
burned and crumbled so that It could be
scratched away In chunks by one’s An
ger nails,
"It may seem to a layman that the men
handling high explosives In quarries anj
at mines becomes *s r—ieel They may
aeem careless to one who has not learned
to look at the stuff without expecting to
soar heavenward for bl* audacity, but
the precautions which these men have
been trained to exercise have become so
much a second natura to them that they
are no tonne' consdous of observing them.
If by any chance anew nun doe not
■how tn n factory or on a job that h*
: Is properly careful, bn* career as a pow
| *!er man is cut very short.
tlliMl IZynnualte Is.
"como ou one* sold, ‘DjnagnMu U Ilk*
* COLD SHIVER
is impossible with an
OIL HEATER
to heat your house.
W* sell only the b*t—
THE BAKLER.
THE BA.WER.
THE ERIE.
All <hs* stv **rk ntl*l'y.
Oil I* in* Choepast tasi In the arorhl
We have a k—s'ltlf'il line a t
Fire Sets, Fire Irons,
Fire Dogs,
Spark Arresters,
an 4 all fireplace furniture
Thos. West & Cos.,
11 llr*ntilo Street. 1\ Ml.
a a Oman—you never knoa- e-hat It Is g-o
--, in* tn Uo next ' Without ■•ommer.tln* -m
I in Koman tNsrt ol the statsenent. dyna
■l,ll*- or nttro-Kl> i-rrlne. is oi# of th moet
lolAhie at aell as the stronxest frletsl
| man has Dynamite, you must know. Is
| rx'hlrur hut nltro-(lyo*rtne soak-d up in
1 aanduat or tn lnd.an meal This make*
: -of th* liquid rxpkalve a solid one. hlch
| can h- lAndlcd to better advanta*e.which
1 ran t tr*n*ihened. on a scale of per
| - enteure, to contatr. more or less of the
I- xptosiv* oil—ac4-ordln* eo the quantity of
I ultro * naked up in a given quantity of th*
Naaduet srei which Is more easily han
dled. both as to safety and a* a matter
of aiorln* the stuff In fissure, of rock*
and l* <*> *. where a l-.ul-l would run out
eu.d a say when used.
"Dynamite t* cast Into sticks, known
a, lartrlilge*. These are cylindrical In
s!<*f>e. and measure freen an Inch to an
Inch and a half In diameter by about six
Inches In lerurth. In <x,lor they resemble
Ihe yellow erf Unseed oil. and they ar
oily to the touch.
•*I have seen some rsenarkaW* freak*
In the line ed trick* of dynamite. Kxplo
-tve a* the atuff ts. I liave seen a oase "f
4-n iartrl'l**-* fall feet Into a shaft,
and the case was simply smashed and th*
dyitariUi" luirled In a heap like so much
harmless tnush. On the other hand. 1 saw
a man drop a o.vrtrldao from hla land to
Ihe ground, and tlere was iui enoikh
left of h m tor s krease *p>>t Thl* pecu
liarity of dynumltr, IIS tendency to ex
plo-lu under t-orlaln conditions atel it*
non explosive trait under more nttki-avut
-Ins clroumslanoe*. Is soeneihtiuf tnai 1
not explainable. But the fact remain*
that, when properly handled, dynamite I*
n->t danaerou*. Her,- and ther* we read of
a btaster who blows himself up, and In
nine case* out of ten It fs simply that the
nun began drilling in on old hole, not
knowing that li wat partly loads,! with
on old charge of dynainMe
. ri.es* c-onllncd, dyamlte will burn —•*
an much grease. 1 have seen a whole
cartridge of dynamite thrown Into the
11 rebox of a boiler and th* stuff burned,
roaring like a lukboat blowing off * Scorn
On another ois.on 1 saw tt man who
had become excited ad a burning car
tridge throw It io the ground and tram
ple on It trying to stamp out the flames
aiul -the limit lived to tell the tale. It 1*
of frcpient occurrence that dynamite .
accidentally net nflre. This happens
montly In winter. The earirldges then
fteexe. In that condition they are use
less as far as blasting is concerned, for
whether confined or not. they simply
burn. To than- them It Is necessary
either to Immerse them In hot water
or to place them ns*r a Arc Th. hot
water, however, draw* the strength out
of th* cartridges. Therefor* the Iwwiflre
method Is more often used, lienee the
fires.
"To set off dynamite an exploaloln i*
necessary. For this reason a fulminating
cap is affixed to the end of th* fuse ho
that when the spark has eaten through
the fuse the cap is set off and ut Ihe
•cirne instant tha whole charge of dyna
mite roe* off. sometimes half a ton at n
•■me. and u slice of mountain is blow ,
down to be crushed Into ntone for our
roml* and driveways.
ll* Action Downward.
"One of the peculiar actions of dyna
mite ex compared to other explosive* Is
that Its action It downward Often when
In a quarry It D dedred to bleak a hum
rock quickly, a raririd* of dynamite l.<
Simply Placed on top of the rook, and after
helr.g covered with a little heap of earth,
la set off The rock Is spilt Into u num
ber of piece*. Were black powder heaped
on a ro k In tin- ssmo way the heap of
dirt on top would simply le blown away,
leaving the rock unharmed. Thl* down
ward action of dynamlie makes It at once
the mod useful nnd th* most powerful
of explosive* known. I once assisted at
number of experiments at the Steven*
Institute, it helne desired to prove the
downward action of dynamite and It* In
credible force. A number of blocks of
Iron, six Inches In diameter and three
Inches thick, were practiced upon. An
ordlnery newspaper wee spread over one
of the block*. A cartridge of dynamite
wa* placed on top of the paper, and offer
being connected with a fuse and cov ere.!
with a heap of dirt, the charge was set
off When the block was examine.! after
th* explosion Ihe print of tha paper we*
distinctly Impressed Into th* surface of
Ihe Iron. The reaeon was llmt the paper,
where the printers' Ink had touched It.
was harder than the rest of the paper,
and by the Incredibly hard and sudden
blow struck by Ihe dynsmlt*. the Imprint
of ihe shape of the letters was mad* as
plainly on the Iron aa If It had been
cheese A simitar experlmsnt was than
made with an ordinary ok leaf and th*
outline* of Ihe leaf, rib* and all. was
gouged Into the iron. Both of thesa
Ido-k of Iron ar* in Ihs museum at
tached to the Institute
"With a few outlines of dynamite, or
nltro-glyeerlne. ns u really l*. made pub
lic, perhaps ll win quiet an uneasy- army
of expert*, who fear that dynamite and
similar exploslva* are store.! under fhetr
dining room*. There are hundreds of
explosives heeldes these best known and
most dread agents that might have eaue
cd the Tarrant explosion. Fierce a* that
| explosion may) seem to ctilxens who saw
tt. and careful as the explosive chemicals
should be excluded from th* midst of a
community. If that particular explosion
had been caused by an agent Intended for
that purpose. New Yorkers would have
a little spot in their midst which It would
he worth travel ng miles to see.'*
■m ■ - j
—The mime of th# new hall for which
some anonymous friend of Columbia Fnl
.erstty has given tlOu.Off) Is to be Karl
Hall, whether or hot after ehe donor |*
not being stated. Th* building will house
fbe religious organizations of the univer
sity and be like Brooks house at Harvard.
—Cucumber* largely take the piece of
frutt In Fiber!* They are raises! In
profusion amt when nearly rii> they are
put down for s few days tn a brine mode
froen sal, amt oak leave# and then are
.Milan both In connection with regular
mi all eutd by UiemstlTqz as one eats aj>-
flvs, j -wo.
riuisiz to i,viecH lexHiwx.
Member* of His Ohs Saw Atlempf
to l.yarh Xrgrn ItaplM.
Athens. Oa.. Dec. An steempf was
made Friday night to take WUI Harris,
th# would-be rapist out of <Tarke county
JaU. Harris Is charg'd With attempting
to ravish the wlf# of a colored school
teacher named Jon* 4 *, and th# attempt
o take him from the Jail wa* mud* by
members of his own race.
Harris la a young negro who entered
Jonea 4 house u few nights since end was
only deterred from the accomplishment
of hi* desire by the terrlft- struggle of
tbs woman, who tore hi* clothe# from
him and scarred hi* face tn many placea
The mxrroee In the community w- re very
much outraged and there have he*n om
inous muttering* among them for eeirrol
da.# All they lacked ws* a leader and
a little more deeermlnalion.
Friday nigh: Hherlff Weir w.s called
, hi* door and a w. li-knowu negro sp
rawled, asking th* sheriff If he could get
Harris but of lha JaU. Hherlff Wilr
told him he could not and the negro then
told Utc sheriff that he had behind him %
Urge crowd of negro*a who Intended tak
ing Herri* out He told Huerlff Weir
:hat no harm would be done him and that
after they had overpowered him they
would sat Harris out. leaving him. and
then com* back and tall the sheriff where
his prisoner was
Sheriff Weir told the negro that the
first one. who attempted Io get his prison
er would be killed, and sa many more
would hr laid out aa might t>* necessary
to protect th' 4 prisoner. Tn* negro lend
er of the mob went off and tn* eherlff
prepar'd to meet th* mob If It should
come. The mob decided not to storm the
tall, end there was no further attempt
made to get Harris. There Is deep
feeling among the negroes against Har
ris. and he might suffer harm at their
hand*. If they should get hokt of him. He
will b# given his committal trial Monday
before Judge Foeter, and meanwhile every
nereeeary precaution will be taken to keep
him aafe In jail. There seams to be e
crowd of negroes gathering In th* city
to night from the country, and another
attempt may be made
AfTKH A Al t.Aft R-KFIXPntr.
JecWssavllle Hoard of Trade Will
Dlm-sm the Sln rrer
Jacksonville. Fla., Dec. > The Jackson
vtlle Board of Trade Is after a sugar re
finery for this city. Th# parnes Inter
•eled are a Mr. Caldwell of New York
city, who ts engaged In providing and
operating machinery for thD putpoae, nnd
Judge Tillman of Quitman. Oa. They In
tend coming hf-re toon to talk over the
matter and a special Board of Trade m cl
ing will he held to dlscuaa Ihe r
wtth these gentlemen. The feeling U fav
orable for such an enterprise here, and
the wnv* and mains can easily be pro
vided, If the decision la made.
The project for permanently establish
ing a knitting factory here Is progre-slng
very satisfactorily. Already some 1111.100
of stock has been subscribed t-y local
cap, tallats and the enterprise will go
through.
11 OHM AT FBMACOI.A.
Hark Klandra Capalsed and Tog
and lehssner Foundered.
Pensacola, Fla.. Dec. !9 —A storm of
wind and rain passed over h* city lile
last night. Several streets were flooded
The large steel hark Klandra waa cap
tlxed In the bay. Tug Klondike and n
small schooner foundered. A man and
two aona spent the night In the rigging
of th# schooner and wer* rescued, half
frozen, at daylight.
11018. L. 11. WOMBWBU lir.il>.
Florida's Commissioner of Agrienl
lure Dies.
j Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 29 —Hon. Lucius
; U Wombwell, state commission'r of ag
riculture, died laat night at Cbattahoo
■ hee. aged 51. lie wuaaa prominent law
ver and for Ih* poet twelve vests hat
:>een commissioner of agriculture.
TH AGING DIAMOND WHI43GI.ERA
lion Ihe irrassr> llrpsrlmrnl Gels
In I'iaie on This Gentry.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"How In the world do the officials gel
posted as io the movements of dtarmm 1
, smugglers?" asked an Inquisitive citizen
j of on old customs Inspector. "I read fre
quently of them arresting this person and
that at the steamer, and they never seem
to maka any mistake. But how do they
get thslr lips?" "Does th* government
maintain an International apy system es
pecially <o catch that brand of offend
ers?" "Oh. no." replied the Inspeotur,
laughing. "We couldn't afford to do that;
the American people don't like spies, and
there would be a hue and cry at once If
we attempted anything of tho sort on the
Parisian basis. The Information In re
gard to diamond smuggler* comes from
two source*—th* French police and agents
employed by th* big Importers and ex
porter# of precious stones. The Paris de
tective bureau keeps Itself remarkably
well Informed as to the movement* of
strangers In the city and frequently gets
w ind of sonic projected smuggling scheme.
In such case* word la at ottee passed or
to the American authorities. We often
have a chance to return thrf favor by
I furnishing Information concerning crimi
nals who are wanted abroad, and have
made a point for year* of cultivating the
good will of the French police. They ere
1 valuable friends. But the majority of
ih* lips come from private detective*
employed hy the Jewelers. All diamond
Importers are personally Interested In
j checking smuggling because It Interferes
..
Years ago wo many atones were sneaked
, into tb# country that the? completely de
moralised the market end caused a shrink
age In value* that Involved the 10-s of
thousandn of dollars. Finally th# legltl
, mate dealer* got together and t<K*k ays
‘ "malic, atepe to pux a atop to Ihe trait!' 4 .
They employed detective* at Paris. Ain
l sterdam and other great diamond selling
I cities, and kept one or two of them o>n
i itnually on the principal steamship line*.
: IJy that mean* they soon apread conal'-r
--natlon among the professionals ami the
: wchctne was aM Ihe more effective because
nobody knew where the Information c-ame
from. I remember on* man who trave led
back and forth for several years In the
ioie of a buyer for a large dry goods
! house. He used to lei It be known casu
ally among hla ship-board ticqualntances
that he was Intending lo smuggle through
! n lot of costly lace. It la astonishing how
gossip of that sort travels on board
liner, and also how smugglers will grav
itate together and exchange confldem ,
In nine cases out of ten she bogus dry
goods man was soon on familiar terms
with everybody who bad a similar scheme
In contemplation, amt ail that remained
was to give the offii-er th* wink when the
vtMsel reached the do- k. He caused the
detention of lot* of peojde wlio marveled
a* his good luck In ketttna through hlm-
I self. They never entertained the faint- j
i est suspl. lon that he was a detective. An- ,
other very suoctweful agent was a Mule ,
French widow. Bhe also posed as a smug
gler amt used lo arrange to get caught
now and then, to divert auspl.lon The
way she wept and raved at the Inspectors I
was very realistic. Moth of ihoee opera
tives ar* out of the husmeea non. but
there are other*, and th* system Is still '
pursued, although It Is not nv-'e- try lo
employ as targe a force aa formerly. Dia
mond smuggling aa a profeertou baa prac- i
Uealljr ceased lo tiiiV'j j
SHOES FOR THE LITTLE MAS.
'Nothing gives so much tone to the little chap as
well fitting shoes. When he has seen our styles he’ll want
no others. The real “man fashion” in pltirap vici kid,
calfskin and txixcaif, with the best oak
soles, strong outside backstays, lace
hooks at the top. The famous “Steel /Z * #\
Shod” brand—the best you can buy.
We are Leaders in Boys’ | { SHOE ! j
and Little Men’s Shoes.
J. A. Varnedoe, A. L. Weil, **
Emmett Moncreipfe. fraiiajfflh*
CLASSIFIED AUVEHfISEMENTS.
rEIISOKAL.
ARHIVBD," A FINK 810LECTION OF
.witches. In grey, blonde, brown, drab and
black shade*, also wavy hair o maku
wig*, toupee*, snitches, pompadours to
order, by the Georgia hair expert.
Fust Broughton, trie place for shampoo
ing *l* Rvlng, hair uttlng. scalp treat
ment. manicure and chtropodlat work.
Mall order* promptly Oiled, tncios* a
good size piece of hair 4o match hy.
PROFESSIONAL Nt’RSE WILD
nurse retired lady, before and during
confinement; to adopt child. Mr*. B.
Wadley, Cameron. S. C.
"Sikh l hmjth mah Rtcaiovrio
and resumed dr.as making at aoaithea*'.
corner Taylor and Whitaker.
THE FFRKITFRK EXCHANOF - 1U
Barnard street, buys and sells all kinds
of second-hsnd furniture for cash.
LILIES OF THE VALLEY; MY
own importations. In -'old storage; rea<K
to deliver pip* every Saturday; leave or
der* with J Gardner, arent. J Brough
ton street, east. A. C. Oelachlg. nursery
opposite Catholic Cemetery.
Kid: CHI NO A CO. CORNER WHlT
nker and Llla-rty street* headquarters for
Chinese and Japanese fancy goods, tea*,
etc , at low prl n*. Oriental and Turkish
ornaments below cost price. Como and
visit us.
HOLIDAY liras, CARPETS. POR :
tleres. lace curtains end * thousand and
on# artlrlca to gladden Ihe good wife's
heart. ('. P. Miller, silent.
DON' T kfhUGRT, WB TAKE "OLD
trunks In part payment on nr*/ one*
Chatham Trunk Factory, Broughton, cor
ner Abct.ort* streets.
YOU WILL LIKE THE MILK FROM
Springfield Dairy; It'* rich and pure; try
It.
ELEGANT BEDROOM FURNITURE,
dining room furniture, china closeta, sli
ver cases, sideboard**, buffets, mirror-door
wardrobes, etc.. our immense stock must
be seen to be appreciated C. P. Miller,
agent.
CHOICE LINE OF AMD
cobbler seat rocker* for the holiday*, at
Teeple'e Sl7 Broughton, well.
NEXT .MAYOR OF SAVANNAH. GA.
General repairing and manufacturing,
razors and razor strops and bundles put
on razor# and concaving razors nnd hol
low- grinding and safely razors: straight
edge sharpening and h dr clippers ground,
an'! cash registers repaired and replated,
nnd typewriters repaired, and cash regis
ter# and typewriters for sals; orders
through Pogtoffl'.sj. genera! delivery, will
receive prompt attention. Robert Mo-
Donotigh. Savannah. Ga.
"GO TO C HETTERICH. 110 STATE
street, west, near \Vhltaker street for
your candy; positively pure. A 8-pound
bo* for 80c; a 8-pound box, 75c, 8.1.00. 81-78;
home-made candy, delicious flavor#, at
lO*- a pound: oornlcopiai filled, io each;
candy toys for the tree at lc eseh. Corn
ucopias ut 3c ca. ii. and souvenir box a!
5c each.
HOY ABOUT TOUR WINTER
clothing 4 ’ let us put It In shape; 81 P*r
moulli. Sterling Pressing Club, is York w.
T am now LOCATED AT !1 west
Broughton; ring up 118* If you want to
have your furnliure moved or packed for
shipm*ni or storage, 1 guarantee price*
the same o# 1 do th# work that's given
to me A S. Orlfltn. 411 Broughton street,
west; mattresse* mad# to order.
LADIES HAVE YOUR HATS MADE
at Mias K. Britton's. Feathers, wings,
breasts, etc., at half what other* ask.
Trimming. 25c. I-W Itamard ztreet.
CANARIES AND GOLD FISH. J.
Gardner, 12 Broughton street, east.
jraiUUS LA* K CURTAIN# WILL
beautify your parlor.
1 WILL CLEAN, REPAIR AND RE
new your sewing roachtzre neatly and
cheaply, cither ut your residence or at
211 Jonea street, rust; *> year* experi
ence; snuggest llttl* repair shop In th*
city. 'Phone* Dell and Georgia, each 4®*
A B. Goodwin.
KENSINGTON FARM MII.K IB UN
surpassed lor richness; delivery Is per
f . phot *. 2348.
TFEPI.E IS SHOWING A NICE I.TVB
of carp<-‘N. matting ruga, /hades, 100
hum; cheapest In town
IF ITS RUGS YOU WANT. YQU CAN
get them cheaper from Mnßills
WE YVILL HELL YOU A 'BETTER
trunk, satchel or telescope for less money
than anywhere else. Chatham Trunk
Factory. Broughton, corner Abercorn
streets.
GILT “CHAIRS. TABLES. “COUCHES,
cozy corners, recaption chairs, leather
chairs; an Immense assortment at rea
sonable prices. C. P Miller, agent.
WHEN YOU SEE M GILLIB' SIXTT-
Inch (r9-c<nt rug*, you will buy them.
Just can't help It; will sell In any quan
tity.
BUY YOUR CANDY AT C HKTTER
|cb, 110 Bute, near Whitaker. Box nice
bonbons Sc; one-pound box of bonhons, 10c; j
box of bonbons and chocolates, 15c. Th# ]
very bert chocolate# and bonbons, mixed,
lie; assorted chocolates, (he best, 25e;
crystallxed fruit, ts< 4 .
HOW ABOUT TOUR WINTF.R
clothing' let us put It In ship*; 81 per
mouth Sterling Pressing Club, 19 York. w.
"FURNITURE MOVED WITH CARS,"
I* s specially wtth McGlUt*.
IMMENBK LINE OF RATTAN ROCK
era from 81 48 up to 315. C. P. Miller,
agen t.
M'GILLTH Tfl CTTEAP ON RUGB, NETS,
lace cur'Bins, bammisks. water coolers,
pillows, plat ures, stove**, hatroim cults,
and furniture of every description.
MILLER'S HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR
brother* and other fellows' brothers
you will have to call and examine our
Immense line in order to thoroughly ap
preciate the subject. C. P. Miller
agent.
YOU WILL HAVE MONEY BY HAV
lng the Chatham Trunk Factory to maka
or repair vour tfunk, Satchels and um
brellas. Broughton, corner Abercorn
street*.
HATS. RIBBONS VELVETS? ETC
at your area price lints trimmed for 25c.'
Feelher# dyed and curled. II ** rrmod
eled. Mlts C. D. Kenner. 117 York. west.
BAY STREET AND JQFFBRSON
street are hard on horse* that are poor
ly shod; and many a fine animat hat 1
been crippled by Ihe poor work of eo
.albd horre boere; I not only shoe the
horse, but fit the shoe and guarantee my
work; try me once. M'Uiahan. the horse,
nhoer and Alter. Jefferson afreet near
liberty.
OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 for 38 cent* at
Busin*** Office Morning New*,
PRfIMXAL
FOR A PRETTY BEDROOM Bt’lT
parlor and dining-room furniture, you
ehould go io Teeple’e.
hr 4 ABM U ON A 4
elevation in ihe country, free from city
drainage Impossible for mhk to beooin
contaminated, by impure odors; If you
want pur* Jersey milk, phone 2846. De
livery prompt; satlafactlon guaranteed
MOILLIS MOVES. PACKS SHIPS
and stores piano# si and furniture; beat work
only; no "Cheap-Jokn” prlces—no "Cbasp
John” Jobe.
MILLERS HOLIDAY GIFTS FO'
Sisters and other fellows' eteters; ton*-
tsblez. ladles' desks ehlffoatar*. pteturr -
of all kind*, come and ** ua; w* will hsl,>
you out C P. Miller, agent.
~HOW ABOUT TOUR WINTER
clothing" let us put it in shape; | per
month Sterling Pressing Clab, 18 York, w
"teeplecan have you money on
mover, steel ranges, oil heaters and hot
stuff heatera. 317 Broughton, west
MILLJCIt'B HOLIDAY GIFTS ~FOIt
children; dolls and toy* of every dasertp
ttozi. ehalra. baby carriages. gx>-<wrt*.
velocipede#, trleyclea. ext rear wayons, pa
trol wagons. C. P. Miller, agent.
M'QILUB BEM-4 SIXTY
—Smyrna patterns—for cents.
*XMAS FLOWERS ROBEH7~HYA.
cinlhs and Lille* of the Valley; will be
ready; orders solicited J. Gardner. .13
Broughton etreet, eaet, agent for O*:-
srhlg's Nursery.
rHOTuuRAPnr.
FOR A NEW TEAR-8 GIFT
there# nothing nicer or more appropri
ate than a lovaly photo of oneself; 'or
mother, father, friend or sweetheart, and
Wilson's Studio. 41 Hull street, ta the
place to get It: you ere not "too late;"
elt to-day and 1 will guarantee It In time
If you wish It; crayon and wafer color tn
targement# and frames h specialty. M
Edw. Wttaon. proprietor. P ft—Why no 4
have a photo taken during the nineteenth
century, anyway; hurry! hurry!
MEDICAL.
DR. McGKHBE VISITS ANT PART
city; 81 cash, office treatment. 86 per
month; medicine furnished Coemepoiltat'
Dispensary, laberty and lJm.xlg> street/,
■pbotue 885.
LADree. ben d - to-day for mt
free monthly regulator; never fella; aomr
tiilng new air#. It', Ueard, Olive street,
LouisylUo, Ky.
LADIES! CHICHESTER'S ENGIJSH
Pennyroyal Pills sre the beet. Hate, re
llsbl*. Take no other Send 4c stamp*
for particular*. "Relief for Ladle*." In
letter by return null. Ask your druggist
Chichester Chemical Cos.. Phllada., Pa.
MORPHINBL OPIUMS laudanum
cocaine habit, myself cured; will Inform
you of harmless, permanent h(n* cue.
Mrs. Baldwin. Box 1212, Chicago.
CANCER CURED AT“hoME BY XN
t* rnal treatment, no knife, plaster or pain
Book and testimonials mailed free. Oan
<er Institute, 121 W. Forty-second street,
New York.
I HAVE FOUND A POSITIVE ut'RK
for dtunkenueks; can t>e given secretly,
will gladly tell you w bat ll is; de’t set and
money. Mrs. May Hawkins, Lock Box
L H. 131, Grand Rapids. Mich.
ztow ARB YOUR FEET?" IF YOUR
feet are troubling yob. call on ms and I
will give you relief; I cur* Ingrowing
nails, corns and all diseases of ihe feet
without pain; charges reasonable; can
give tb* beet reference# tn th* city; i
llcnta treated at residences; orders ran
be left at Livingston'* drug store. Bull
nnd Congress streets; telephone 4 /*2 Lens
Davis surgeon chiropodist.
HELP WANTED— MALE.
WAN TED ~A TO N CL\"'TVVO~IC3CfiiiD
meed blmn lo travel, one tvr Florida
and one (or Georgia. Address H„ Mun
lug News.
wanted, touno man wmmt .
(amlly to take charge of country store;
only those w-ho have had experiences in
mercantile life need apply; must have
some knowledge o( bookkeeping. Ad
drc*s Country. News office.
EXPERIENCED' GUUfTHTrT.GHR
wanted; must give good references. Ap
ply TO® West iiroad street.
WANTED. THOHOUGH OFFICE
msn; must be quick, accurate, and up to
date; good bookkeeper and stenographer,
to right party a good position la open
Address Employer. News office.
WANTED, HMAIX HOT. WHITE AP
ply tk Bay street, weal, Monday morn
ing.
WANTED, A BT TLER WHO CAN
make himself generally useful about the
premises. Ap ( gy. with references, after
9 o’clock Monday morniuq, at is Gwin
nett street, east.
YOUNG WAN 'WANTED BETWEEN
the ages 1* and 36. Apply Btainmai. Bros ,
tl and p; West Bread street.
WANTED. A MAN THAT UNDER
siatsl* tailoring and pressing clothes, Ir
I Country town; good location fsr right
man. at mice. A. Z. O.
wanted, a' licensed DRtadcwsT
to lake charge of business In a village; lo
i silly healthy and house rent or board
• heap M, U C.. oare Morning Newt
WANTED. FIRST-CLASS FARM
hand; must be thoroughly rcliable. D. H
Lester.
■M Good WOODSMAN WAS’ll.
at once. satisfactory reference# must bs
given Address "L J.. Box <" McHen
ry, Miss.
WA NTBD. nKoOM AD
dress Box SW Char Ira ton. S. 4.
SALESMEN WANTED TO BEI.L Ot’H
good* by sample to wholesale and rwtali
trade; ws are the largest an! only msn
ufacturers In our Hits In the gorld: libera;
salary paid. Address, Can-rex Mfg Cos
offioe. a Hoard of Trad# Buialing. Savan
nah, Ga.
SALESMEN FOR ClcttßS; NEW
plan, qukk sales, good business, bt|
money. Consumers' Cigar To., S4 8. 7H
street, Bt. Louis.
ENGINEERS FIREMFSf.~MACI?tN-
Ists and electricians; nest gupnge pam
phlet, containing question! asked by ex
itmining hoard of engineers; sent free
George A. Zeller. pubHahef Bt. Louis. Mo
WANTED. ‘ RELIAHI-E PEOPLE
everywhere to distribute iroall hooks sn-i
circulars; LI per thousand paid for dlst t
button; no ranvaealng. larder Advartla
lng Company, Sll Broad tiny, New York.
WANTED—CO TER WEEK FOR MEN
with rig* to Introduce four poultry foot
and Insc t destroyer k enclose stamp
Western Food Cos., billon A., Kauea;
CUy, Mo.